Remember, the guild system will change in the future. Feel free to talk to each other about what you would like to see in a guild system. Cyan has a plan for what it wants the system to be and we hope to show you that plan in the future.

_________________Ryan Warzecha (greydragon)Obduction Project Manager

Last edited by greydragon on Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:41 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Joined: Tue May 09, 2006 4:30 pmPosts: 1409Location: Canadian lost in Nebraska

That's still quite a ways off....

But a few tips.

The Guild of Greeters is a good example of a guild that was created and then later recognized by Cyan as "official." I don't see it being changed very much at all by Cyan to fit the story in the future. Look closely at their structure and formation for ideas.

Also, the creation of any guild (particularly any relating the the other "Big Four" beside GoG) will not guarantee its "official-ness." The "official" place of any guild will always be at Cyan's future discretion. (Or perhaps the DRC's if it relates directly to the story.)

Cooperation, collaboration, good structure, and a few clearly defined goals will go a long way towards helping establish a new guild's place in the Uru-verse. (We really don't want to see power struggles arise as people attempt to greedily carve out a place for themselves in Uru's story.)

Remember, Cyan needs everyone's help to make the guilds work in the future. As this point, it's mostly still the simple spark of an idea.

Cooperation, collaboration, good structure, and a few clearly defined goals will go a long way towards helping establish a new guild's place in the Uru-verse. (We really don't want to see power struggles arise as people attempt to greedily carve out a place for themselves in Uru's story.)

We - a bunch of people from several age creation related groups plus some non affiliated - don't want to see the GoW as a place for politics and struggle, too. We also don't want that some people are grabbing the name without consolidating with others.

Thank you for providing a central place to discuss guild matters. Already, this new forum is abuzz with topics. We clearly needed an outlet for our ideas and concerns.

If you're willing to entertain a few suggestions, please look over the items below.

Add subforums for the Cartographers, Maintainers, Messengers, and Writers. Leave this main forum for general guild discussion. [Note: I left Greeters off the list since they have had their own forums for quite sometime, but feel free to add a subforum for them if you think it is appropriate.]

Appoint moderators for this and the subforums. A natural choice would be Reteltee, of course. The subforums could be moderated by a representative from each guild.

Also, the creation of any guild (particularly any relating the the other "Big Four" beside GoG) will not guarantee its "official-ness." The "official" place of any guild will always be at Cyan's future discretion. (Or perhaps the DRC's if it relates directly to the story.)

....

Remember, Cyan needs everyone's help to make the guilds work in the future. As this point, it's mostly still the simple spark of an idea.

This is really important to remember. Anything official is Cyan's call. Be careful about investing huge amounts of effort and energy into a Guild structure when it is possible that Cyan may decide it wants something completely different. That way lies the broken ruins of groups like the DRC Liaisons. It might be best to think of this period as an extended brainstorming period.

[list][*]Add subforums for the Cartographers, Maintainers, Messengers, and Writers. Leave this main forum for general guild discussion. [Note: I left Greeters off the list since they have had their own forums for quite sometime, but feel free to add a subforum for them if you think it is appropriate.]

There's one problem with that - phpBB2 which is used here doesn't support subforums. You'd need a patch for that, or update to phpBB3. However it was my first thought, too

_________________I'll probably not notice PMs on this forum. You can contact me via email: "diafero arcor de" (add at and dot to complete the address).

If you're willing to entertain a few suggestions, please look over the items below.

The decision was made to make this forum a very general place to talk about the Guilds, and as such, we won't be adding new sub-forums or moderators to this board. Groups are more than welcome, however, to manage themselves (with the understanding that nothing is official yet) on separate websites and forums.

Not saying your suggestions are bad, I'm just laying down what decisions were already made regarding this forum's purpose .

[list][*]Add subforums for the Cartographers, Maintainers, Messengers, and Writers. Leave this main forum for general guild discussion. [Note: I left Greeters off the list since they have had their own forums for quite sometime, but feel free to add a subforum for them if you think it is appropriate.]

Thank you for providing a central place to discuss guild matters. Already, this new forum is abuzz with topics. We clearly needed an outlet for our ideas and concerns.

If you're willing to entertain a few suggestions, please look over the items below.

Add subforums for the Cartographers, Maintainers, Messengers, and Writers. Leave this main forum for general guild discussion. [Note: I left Greeters off the list since they have had their own forums for quite sometime, but feel free to add a subforum for them if you think it is appropriate.]

Appoint moderators for this and the subforums. A natural choice would be Reteltee, of course. The subforums could be moderated by a representative from each guild.

Again - thanks for your help, GreyDragon!

Um ... [coff!] Assembly of Guilds.

Already done. Explorer-moderated so eventual leaders can moderate their own sub-forums. Private areas also can be had for members-only discussion. Reteltee is already a moderator over there and endorses it.

The process of forming a guild is something that will be debated by its members forever. We (Cyan) don’t have the guild systems in place at this time. We (Cyan) aren’t going to say who should be guild masters for each guild. Heck, at this time we aren’t going to control them in any form. It doesn’t mean that you (the community) can’t take it upon) yourself to do so.

GD on Mon, Aug 6

Quote:

Remember, the guild system will change in the future. Feel free to talk to each other about what you would like to see in a guild system. Cyan has a plan for what it wants the system to be and we hope to show you that plan in the future.

Examining these two statements, it seems Cyan is saying:

"Go ahead and plan, and make a Guild of *whatever*, but we'll be making our own system in the future, when we're ready."

What assurances do any of us have that any effort put towards building a guild, of any structure, will mean anything when Cyan launches 'official' Guilds? Why are we being asked to do work, when something different will be used by the Cyan in the future?

Shouldn't we be *WAITING* to organize, until Cyan shows us what their system is? Or are people putting cart before horse in their enthusiasm for the word GUILD?